The RACER (Research on Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates) program was
designed to test several hypotheses regarding the interaction of
biological and physical processes in antarctic coastal regions in
general, and the importance of the study area as a nursery ground for
antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in particular. In so doing, the
RACER program contributed knowledge on most of the important scientific
issues of the JGOFS program.